WEEK 7 - International Relations Flashcards
1
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international relations origin
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- born in 17th C
- scholarly discipline emerged in 20th C
2
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what is security
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- security is abcense of violence, war
- historical context matters (meaning changes)
- theoretical approach matters
3
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treaty of westphalia
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- end of thirty year war
- nations could enter into relations and decide peace or war
4
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principles of Westphalian system
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- sovereignty over defined territory
- territorial integrity
- secularism
5
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modern international relations
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- state of insecurity governed by territorial integrity
6
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Westphalian system trade off between
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security within states - state authority over own people
insecurity between states - no overarching authority between states to maintain peace
7
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2 theoretical approaches to IR
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- liberalist/idealist school of thought (Locke, Kant)
- realist school of thought (Hobbes, Machiavelli)
8
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idealist/liberal school of IR (Post WW1) principles
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- human nature cooperative
- central problem: how to secure peace
- nature of IR is cooperative
9
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realist school of IR (Post WW2) principles
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- hard power key
- human nature power seeking
- state motivation is national interest
- central problem: national security
10
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security changes meaning through
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time and global circumstance
